An organising day, planning various matters and then getting new tyres for the trailer and more competitive quotes for Range Rover servicing and repairs. Clearing The Hayling View gutters last thing. Helping Debbie with her Chemistry revision and realising that Daniel was taking his last exams the next day.
I had compiled my action list in advance and, after breakfast, embarked upon a host of telephone calls on matters ranging from the boat-shed, Range Rover service, trailer maintenance and all else. After lunch, I then drove the trailer over to St Neots get new tyres fitted and then on to Offord Motors for an estimate for the car repairs. It seems that I can more than halve the Marshall's repair costs and will almost certainly give a local garage the chance.
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Yet I still do not have one full quote for the new timber and am beginning to despair of ever getting one. The last day of the first Test Match between Pakistan and England held my interest, but it ended in a draw today as the pitch was made for batsmen and the first two days had been lost to rain. Debbie was studying for her chemistry exam tonight and I helped her a little and then I called Daniel and found out that he takes his last exams tomorrow and, whilst he does not seem to be doing comparatively well against his peers, he seems well satisfied and confident of passing them. I arrange to see him either in Norfolk during the week or at home at the weekend. Some physical work this evening, clearing out all of The Hayling View gutters after they had been blocked with the exceptional amount of seed from the oak trees and were overflowing during the recent rainstorms.